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Created 12/21/2022

Family Oreasteridae

ASIAN PACIFIC

Pentaceraster alveolatus

Pentaceraster multispinus

species complex



Vava'u, Tonga, 6 feet


Central Philippines
   

HONEYCOMB SEA STAR

Common on sand, rubble, or seagrass beds.  Color, number, and size of spines variable, and spines are always present along lower margins.  Attains width of 10 inches.  Thailand to Tonga.